Tech News Now

By CNET

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June 11, 2020 US hits 2 million coronavirus cases
The news comes six weeks after the US reached 1 million cases, with 13,000 people dying in the last two weeks.
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3min
June 11, 2020 Amazon announces one-year moratorium on its facial recognition tool
The temporary ban comes days after IBM announced it's pulling out of the facial recognition market and weeks of protests against police brutality.
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3min
June 11, 2020 Police use of social media is under greater scrutiny
Recent protests have highlighted the erosion of public trust in law enforcement, which can play out on social media platforms,
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6min
June 10, 2020 The Black Lives Matter movement is forcing tech to reexamine its language and Amazon facing new scrutiny for handling of worker's comp
Plus, HBO Max pulls Gone With the Wind from film library.
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10min
June 10, 2020 Uber-Grubhub merger faces antitrust concerns from Democratic lawmakers
Uber may exit the merger, while Grubhub may partner with two European-based companies instead.
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2min
June 10, 2020 Facebook launches Collab, an app for making music with friends
With Collab, users can create, watch and mash up original videos and music - the app is invite-only for now.
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2min
June 10, 2020 Gone With the Wind is temporarily pulled from HBO Max
After screenwriter John Ridley wrote an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, the streaming services removed the film for its 'racist depictions' and romanticizing the antebellum South.
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4min
June 10, 2020 The Black Lives Matter movement is forcing tech to reexamine its language
Terms like 'master' and 'slave', which refer to the relationships between two computer hard drives and or between two camera flashes, face scrutiny amid anti-racism efforts.
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4min
June 10, 2020 Amazon employee on worker's comp sheds further light on company's mismanagement during pandemic
Amazon's response and handling of the outbreak continue to leave its workers frustrated and more vulnerable to infection.
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5min
June 09, 2020 Experts worry that police body cameras could suppress free speech at protests and Kathy Kathy Sullivan becomes first woman to reach Earth's deepest point
Plus, Apple to reveal plans for using its own chips in Macs at WWDC.
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11min

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How many episodes does Tech News Now have?

The podcast currently has 1,339 episodes available.